I looking to buy a fish finder, and like most of us I will be fishing by the river side.
Most portable FishFinders have a beam width of 45-60 degree. so my question is can I get reliable results if I tilt the sensor in such a way that I can scan in front of me. Will the Fish finder still work?

I have heard about boat based anglers using a side scanning sonar to identify fish lying up in bankside weeds but never bank based angers scanning outwards.
The only viable option might be something like the "Hummingbird Smartcast" (there are others) that has a castable transducer linked wirelessly to a rod or wrist mounted display. This would give you an idea of the underwater topography but ultimatly, it's a lot of expence and messing to do something that can be managed with a plumet, a float and a little time.

I have the Humminbird smart cast in mind, also from Ken’s answer I imagine we should be able tilt the sonar transponder to be able to get a scan of what’s in front of us. After your advice I looked at the ‘plummet and float’ method, Looks difficult, My target is River Cauvery between Mysore and malvalli. (Hoping to catch Murrel, Karnatic Carp and Mahseer.)
I have a relative coming from Singapore is there any chance of getting the ‘Humminbird Smartcast’ in Singapore?

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